Two major concerns in the world nowadays are the plastic consumption and waste. Because to
the economic growth and the incessant demand of plastics in developing countries, plastics
consumption is projected to increase by a factor of two to three during the actual decade1. As an
intuitive example, the amount of municipal solid waste (estimated per person per year) averages ~440
kg for China, ~550 kg for the European Union and ~790 kg for the United States, with almost 50% of
the waste being electronic products and plastics1,2. Green technology based on
biodegradable/compostable materials is perceived as an ultimate goal for solving waste problems.
Currently there are numerous efforts for producing compostable plastic materials for applications in
daily life products, such as plastic bags and disposable dishware. When such low-end products are
fabricated with compostable materials, electronics included in such goods should be also based on
materials that are easily compostable.